| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. SF - Everett Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allen Sines (fresh) 13 pts. C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Richey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carl Wehner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields inbounds the ball | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 19:49 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 19:28 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson double dribbles | 41-49 |
| 19:12 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 19:11 | North Carolina | Frank Richey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 19:06 | North Carolina | Frank Richey splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 19:04 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 18:48 | Cincinnati | The short jumper by Allen Sines is denied by Donald Hopson | 41-49 |
| 18:46 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines snags the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 18:33 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Everett Fields | 44-49 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nicholas Gregory - foul #1 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #1 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Carl Plum (SG), Joseph Neth (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Nicholas Gregory, Kelly Taylor, Allen Sines, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Earl Harper (C) David Robertson, Frank Richey, Donald Hopson, Herbert Bailey | |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 18:21 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 18:09 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 18:08 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis tips it in | 46-51 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo is called for traveling | 46-51 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson (SF) Carl Wehner | |
| 17:46 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 17:45 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 17:39 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Thompson | 46-54 |
| 17:34 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-54 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 46-54 |
| 17:15 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum snags the defensive board | 46-54 |
| 17:12 | Cincinnati | Kenneth Pruett steps in front of the Carl Plum pass in the backcourt | 46-54 |
| 16:49 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Earl Harper | 46-56 |
| 16:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (PG), Kelly Taylor (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Carl Plum, Everett Fields, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Frank Richey (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) Kenneth Pruett, Raphael Lombardi, Gerald Thompson, Bernardo Colombo, Earl Harper | |
| 16:26 | North Carolina | Ernest Gibbs steals the ball from David Robertson | 46-56 |
| 16:08 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 16:06 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory hits the follow up shot | 48-56 |
| 15:52 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Carl Wehner, team foul #1 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Kelly Taylor, Joseph Neth | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Earl Harper (C) Herbert Bailey | |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Quinn (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) C - Ernest Gibbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Richey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Carl Wehner (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Hopson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Earl Harper (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 51-56 |
| 15:16 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 15:11 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 15:10 | North Carolina | Earl Harper pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | David Robertson misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Allen Sines - foul #2 on Allen Sines, team foul #2 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Everett Fields (SF) Nicholas Gregory, Allen Sines | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF) Frank Richey, Carl Wehner, Donald Hopson | |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | David Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | David Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 14:51 | Cincinnati | Bernardo Colombo steps in front of the Everett Fields pass | 51-58 |
| 14:28 | North Carolina | Earl Harper buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gerald Thompson | 51-60 |
| 14:16 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Everett Fields | 54-60 |
| 14:03 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo is hacked by Everett Fields - foul #1 on Everett Fields, team foul #3 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Joseph Neth (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Donald Quinn, Everett Fields, Jesse Ricca, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Carl Wehner (SF), Herbert Bailey (C) David Robertson, Raphael Lombardi, Earl Harper | |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Nicholas Gregory - foul #2 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Allen Sines (SF) Jimmy Finke | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 13:53 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey grabs the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 13:39 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-61 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (SG), Donald Hopson (PF) Gerald Thompson, Bernardo Colombo | |
| 13:36 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| 13:17 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-61 |
| 13:15 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey snags the offensive board | 54-61 |
| 12:59 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Frank Richey | 54-63 |
| 12:57 | Cincinnati | Herbert Bailey is called for the reach on Allen Sines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #2 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Carl Plum (SG), Everett Fields (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Nicholas Gregory, Kelly Taylor, Allen Sines, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:40 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses the easy layup | 54-63 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner grabs the board | 54-63 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Frank Richey splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Pruett | 54-65 |
| 12:18 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs is hacked by Carl Wehner - foul #2 on Carl Wehner, team foul #3 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Earl Harper (C) Kenneth Pruett, Frank Richey, Carl Wehner, Donald Hopson, Herbert Bailey | |
| 12:12 | Cincinnati | Gerald Thompson steals it from Ernest Gibbs | 54-65 |
| 12:09 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi lays it up and in set up by Gerald Thompson | 54-67 |
| 11:49 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ernest Gibbs | 57-67 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Carl Plum (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Everett Fields (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Neth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Gibbs (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Earl Harper (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | North Carolina | Ernest Gibbs steals it from Earl Harper | 57-67 |
| 11:39 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is fouled in the backcourt by Raphael Lombardi - foul #3 on Raphael Lombardi, team foul #4 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Allen Sines (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, Everett Fields, Joseph Neth, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 11:33 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 11:21 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo hits a shot from the left block and he's fouled by Jimmy Finke - foul #2 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #5 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG) Jimmy Finke | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG) David Robertson | |
| 11:21 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo makes the free throw | 60-70 |
| 11:17 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-70 |
| 11:07 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses long on a shot from the baseline | 60-70 |
| 11:05 | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor pulls down the rebound | 60-70 |
| 11:00 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Earl Harper snags the defensive board | 60-70 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson is fouled on the floor by Kelly Taylor - foul #2 on Kelly Taylor, team foul #6 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Everett Fields (SF), Jesse Ricca (C) Donald Quinn, Kelly Taylor, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) Raphael Lombardi, Gerald Thompson, Bernardo Colombo, Earl Harper | |
| 10:26 | North Carolina | Frank Richey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-70 |
| 10:25 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson hits the follow up shot | 60-72 |
| 10:17 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 60-72 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner grabs the defensive rebound | 60-72 |
| 10:09 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Kenneth Pruett | 60-74 |
| 10:04 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields is open and lays it up and in set up by Jimmy Finke | 62-74 |
| 09:43 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 62-74 |
| 09:42 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory snags the defensive board | 62-74 |
| 09:22 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields misses the fadeaway from the right side | 62-74 |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Herbert Bailey | 62-74 |
| 09:14 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Carl Wehner | 62-76 |
| 09:09 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke slams it home set up by Everett Fields | 64-76 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Everett Fields - foul #2 on Everett Fields, team foul #7 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (PG), Donald Quinn (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF), Joseph Neth (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Jimmy Finke, Nicholas Gregory, Everett Fields, Allen Sines, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Earl Harper (C) Kenneth Pruett, Frank Richey, Donald Hopson, Herbert Bailey | |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner makes the 1st free throw | 64-77 |
| 08:56 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner misses the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 08:56 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis grabs the board | 64-77 |
| 08:36 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Carl Plum | 66-77 |
| 08:34 | North Carolina | David Robertson is hacked by Carl Plum in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Plum, team foul #8 | 66-77 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson (SF) Carl Wehner | |
| 08:34 | North Carolina | David Robertson misses the 1st free throw | 66-77 |
| 08:34 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth snags the defensive board | 66-77 |
| 08:32 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn is hacked by Raphael Lombardi in the backcourt - foul #4 on Raphael Lombardi, team foul #5 | 66-77 |
| 08:26 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Plum | 69-77 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by David Robertson | 69-79 |
| 08:04 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 72-79 |
| 07:35 | North Carolina | David Robertson clanks a 3 from straight away | 72-79 |
| 07:33 | Cincinnati | Edgar Davis gets the rebound | 72-79 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Carl Plum (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Quinn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kelly Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Neth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Edgar Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raphael Lombardi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Bernardo Colombo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Earl Harper (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Neth | 74-79 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson is fouled on the floor by Kelly Taylor - foul #3 on Kelly Taylor, team foul #9 | 74-79 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Everett Fields (SF), Allen Sines (PF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Carl Plum, Kelly Taylor, Joseph Neth, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Frank Richey (SG), Carl Wehner (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) David Robertson, Raphael Lombardi, Bernardo Colombo, Earl Harper | |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 74-80 |
| 06:59 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-81 |
| 06:51 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jimmy Finke, team foul #10 | 74-81 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donald Hopson (PF) Gerald Thompson | |
| 06:32 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-81 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (SG), Jesse Ricca (PF) Donald Quinn, Allen Sines | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 06:30 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke double dribbles in the backcourt | 74-81 |
| 06:25 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-84 |
| 06:12 | Cincinnati | Donald Hopson blocks the jumper by Jesse Ricca | 74-84 |
| 06:11 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner grabs the defensive rebound | 74-84 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 74-84 |
| 06:05 | Cincinnati | Ernest Gibbs gets the rebound | 74-84 |
| 05:55 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-84 |
| 05:53 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca can't tip it in | 74-84 |
| 05:52 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields tips it back up and in | 76-84 |
| 05:39 | North Carolina | Frank Richey is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-84 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Allen Sines (SF), Joseph Neth (PF) Nicholas Gregory, Everett Fields, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Earl Harper (C) Kenneth Pruett, Carl Wehner, Donald Hopson, Herbert Bailey | |
| 05:29 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jimmy Finke | 78-84 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina | Frank Richey is hacked by Donald Quinn - foul #4 on Donald Quinn, team foul #11 | 78-84 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Carl Plum (SG) Donald Quinn | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 05:18 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the 1st free throw | 78-85 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-86 |
| 05:01 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 78-86 |
| 04:59 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Robertson | 78-86 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:54 | North Carolina | David Robertson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 78-86 |
| 04:52 | North Carolina | Frank Richey can't tip it in | 78-86 |
| 04:51 | Cincinnati | Joseph Neth pulls down the rebound | 78-86 |
| 04:47 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke is fouled on the floor by Bernardo Colombo - foul #2 on Bernardo Colombo, team foul #6 | 78-86 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Kelly Taylor (SG), Everett Fields (SF) Jimmy Finke, Allen Sines | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Carl Wehner (SF) Gerald Thompson | |
| 04:38 | Cincinnati | Frank Richey steals it from Kelly Taylor | 78-86 |
| 04:35 | North Carolina | Frank Richey lays it in | 78-88 |
| 04:33 | Cincinnati | David Robertson steals it from Carl Plum in the backcourt | 78-88 |
| 04:31 | North Carolina | Frank Richey lays it in on a nice dish by David Robertson | 78-90 |
| 04:21 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields clanks a driving attempt from close range | 78-90 |
| 04:20 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 78-90 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Richey | 78-92 |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Richey - foul #2 on Frank Richey, team foul #7 | 78-92 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (SG) Kelly Taylor | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Herbert Bailey (C) David Robertson, Frank Richey, Earl Harper | |
| 04:13 | Cincinnati | Carl Plum misses the 1st free throw | 78-92 |
| 04:13 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey grabs the board | 78-92 |
| 03:51 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses the turnaround from the left block | 78-92 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Bernardo Colombo | 78-92 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett is fouled on the floor by Carl Plum - foul #4 on Carl Plum, team foul #12 | 78-92 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke (PG), Allen Sines (SF), Jesse Ricca (PF), Edgar Davis (C) Carl Plum, Everett Fields, Joseph Neth, Ernest Gibbs | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Carl Wehner, Bernardo Colombo | |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett makes the 1st free throw | 78-93 |
| 03:28 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett makes the 2nd free throw | 78-94 |
| Lineup | Cincinnati | PG - Jimmy Finke (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Gregory (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Allen Sines (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Jesse Ricca (fresh) C - Edgar Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Pruett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raphael Lombardi (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Donald Hopson (tiring) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Herbert Bailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 78-94 |
| 03:09 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey pulls down the rebound | 78-94 |
| 03:03 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kenneth Pruett | 78-96 |
| 02:52 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke clanks a floater from the free throw line | 78-96 |
| 02:50 | Cincinnati | Jesse Ricca grabs the offensive board | 78-96 |
| 02:40 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 78-96 |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Donald Hopson | 78-96 |
| 02:35 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Kenneth Pruett | 78-99 |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Donald Hopson is called for the reach on Allen Sines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Hopson, team foul #8 | 78-99 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Donald Quinn (SG), Kelly Taylor (SF) Nicholas Gregory, Jesse Ricca | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Frank Richey (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Earl Harper (C) Kenneth Pruett, Raphael Lombardi, Gerald Thompson, Donald Hopson, Herbert Bailey | |
| 02:31 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines misses the 1st free throw | 78-99 |
| 02:31 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo grabs the defensive rebound | 78-99 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | Earl Harper hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Wehner | 78-101 |
| 02:15 | Cincinnati | David Robertson steals it from Donald Quinn in the backcourt | 78-101 |
| 02:13 | North Carolina | Frank Richey blows the layup | 78-101 |
| 02:11 | Cincinnati | Allen Sines grabs the defensive rebound | 78-101 |
| 02:06 | Cincinnati | Jimmy Finke misses badly on a runner from the left block | 78-101 |
| 02:05 | North Carolina | Earl Harper grabs the board | 78-101 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Earl Harper hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Edgar Davis - foul #2 on Edgar Davis, team foul #13 | 78-101 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory (PG), Everett Fields (SF), Ernest Gibbs (C) Jimmy Finke, Kelly Taylor, Edgar Davis | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donald Hopson (PF) Bernardo Colombo | |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Earl Harper misses the 1st free throw | 78-101 |
| 01:57 | North Carolina | Earl Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 78-102 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory is fouled on the floor by David Robertson - foul #1 on David Robertson, team foul #9 | 78-102 |
| Subs | Cincinnati | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey (C) Earl Harper | |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 79-102 |
| 01:42 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 79-102 |
| 01:42 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 79-102 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | Frank Richey is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Gregory - foul #3 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #14 | 79-102 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the 1st free throw | 79-103 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the 2nd free throw | 79-104 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields drills a jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Donald Hopson - foul #4 on Donald Hopson, team foul #10 | 81-104 |
| 01:24 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the free throw | 82-104 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Nicholas Gregory is called for the reach on Frank Richey - foul #4 on Nicholas Gregory, team foul #15 | 82-104 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the 1st free throw | 82-105 |
| 01:05 | North Carolina | Frank Richey makes the 2nd free throw | 82-106 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory is hacked by Herbert Bailey - foul #4 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #11 | 82-106 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 83-106 |
| 00:48 | Cincinnati | Nicholas Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 83-106 |
| 00:48 | North Carolina | Frank Richey grabs the board | 83-106 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Ernest Gibbs - foul #1 on Ernest Gibbs, team foul #16 | 83-106 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 83-107 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 83-108 |
| Game Plan | Cincinnati | Cincinnati is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields is fouled in the backcourt by David Robertson - foul #2 on David Robertson, team foul #12 | 83-108 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the 1st free throw | 84-108 |
| 00:16 | Cincinnati | Everett Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 85-108 |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | David Robertson runs out the clock | 85-108 |